Foreign registration · Form CR2E027

New Jersey LLC Foreign Registration in Florida

An LLC formed in New Jersey that wants to do business in Florida files Form CR2E027, with $125 in state fees. Florida also wants New Jersey's Standing Certificate ($50), dated within 90 days. We file it with the Department of State, Division of Corporations (Sunbiz), Registration Section from your New Jersey records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

What New Jersey and Florida each ask for

	New Jersey formed here	Florida registering here
Document	New Jersey Standing Certificate	Form CR2E027
State fee	$50	$125 at order
How it is handled	New Jersey: online as an electronic certificate, or by mail, fax or in person	Filed with Florida
Office	New Jersey Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services (DORES), Department of the Treasury	Florida Department of State, Division of Corporations (Sunbiz), Registration Section
Official page	nj.gov	form.sunbiz.org
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 90 days
Name endings	LTD Liability Co., LTD Liability Company, Limited Liability Co., Limited Liability Company or L.L.C.	Limited Liability Company, L.L.C. or LLC
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $75, every year	Annual Report, $138.75, every year
Due	Last day of the LLC's anniversary month each year	May 1
Agent	Your New Jersey registered agent	Our Florida registered agent

From New Jersey to Florida, step by step

Order the New Jersey certificate
The Standing Certificate ($50) is ordered from New Jersey separately; it is not part of our Florida order. It comes as a short form ($50) or a long form ($100). Florida counts 90 days from the day New Jersey issues it, so the order goes in shortly before filing.
We prepare and file Form CR2E027
It names us as your Florida registered agent, with your New Jersey name and formation date and the certificate attached. Once New Jersey's certificate is in hand, Florida's filing goes in. Once Florida approves it, the New Jersey company can do business there.

Florida costs for New Jersey companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$125
Standing Certificate, paid to New Jersey	$50
Our service, with a year of Florida registered agent service	$199
First-year total, New Jersey certificate included	$374

Will your New Jersey name work for Florida?

Florida accepts your New Jersey name if it includes Limited Liability Company, L.L.C. or LLC. New Jersey's list (LTD Liability Co., LTD Liability Company, Limited Liability Co., Limited Liability Company or L.L.C.) is not the same, but an ending such as “limited liability company” works in both states. If another Florida company uses the New Jersey name, an alternate name is allowed. Florida can hold a name for $25 before you file.

Your Florida agent and the New Jersey one

New Jersey and Florida both call it a registered agent. Florida papers come to us; New Jersey's agent is unchanged.

Yearly filings: Florida and New Jersey

Each year your LLC files New Jersey's Annual Report ($75) and Florida's Annual Report ($138.75). With our $149 registered agent renewal, New Jersey plus Florida comes to $362.75 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, New Jersey to Florida

A corporation formed in New Jersey files Form CR2E007 with Florida ($70 in state fees). After that come New Jersey's Annual Report ($75) and Florida's Annual Report ($150). See the corporation filing.

Registering a Florida company in New Jersey

An LLC formed in Florida that registers with New Jersey files New Jersey's registration (no form number) with $100 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Status ($5). See that filing.

Common questions: New Jersey to Florida

Does my New Jersey company need to register in Florida?

Yes, once a New Jersey business operates there; Florida law lists 13 activities that do not count on their own.

How much does the Florida registration cost?

$324 at checkout plus $50 to New Jersey for the Standing Certificate, $374 in all (checkout is $125 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need New Jersey's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Florida wants New Jersey's Standing Certificate ($50), no more than 90 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for New Jersey and Florida?

$362.75 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $75 to New Jersey and $138.75 to Florida for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Florida?

A New Jersey company cannot sue in court there until it registers, and Florida can add a civil penalty of up to $1,000 and a fine of at least $500.

Does Florida require a registered agent?

Yes: the New Jersey registered agent stays, and ours covers Florida for year one, with a street address there.

Will Florida accept my New Jersey name?

Yes, if no company there has it; if one does, it uses an alternate name there and keeps its New Jersey name at home. Florida names must include Limited Liability Company, L.L.C. or LLC; “limited liability company” works in both states.

Can I form a new Florida LLC instead?

Yes, but New Jersey keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Florida's Annual Report ($138.75), and the original keeps New Jersey's Annual Report.

How do I withdraw from Florida later?

New Jersey companies leave by filing a Notice of Withdrawal of Certificate of Authority ($25); until then, Florida's report stays due alongside New Jersey's filings.

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